||5 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Taking charge on our own|By Ah Pui|With student loans, auto loans, mortgage loans, personal financial commitments and obligations, it is no wonder that young people have an extremely hard time coming ahead.
Without the serious backing and funding of goverment, student loans today are lacking and extremely competitive making college entrance too expensive for many hi|From Publishers Weekly|It's hard to believe: "Today's college grads are making less than the college grads of thirty years ago." In fact, men aged 25 to 34 with bachelor's degrees are making just $6,000 more than those with high school diplomas did in 1972. Thi
Drowning in student loans? Can’t afford to get married, buy a home, have children? Up to your ears in credit card debt? At last, a book for the under-35 generation that explains why it’s not their fault, and what can be done about it. Strapped offers a groundbreaking look at the new obstacle course facing young adults. Getting ahead, argues commentator and policy maven Tamara Draut, is getting harder. A college degree is the new high school diploma&n...
